Author: jock

National Crime Prevention Month

October is National Crime Prevention Month. The Sevierville police department says that makes it a good time to reassess the security and safety of your home. Police say you should check the locks on...

Covid Cases Continue Slow Decline

Covid numbers continued on the decline through the first two weeks of October. For the period running from October 1-14th…in Cocke County there were 300 cases of Covid reported with 1 death. 152 new...

Snow Tubing Tickets Go On Sale Friday

Warm temperatures continue today and tomorrow…kind of early to be thinking about snow…but that is exactly what they are thinking about at Ober Gatlinburg. Officials with Ober Gatlinburg say that snow production for Tubing...

Watch Out For Those Snakes!

We are in the midst of Halloween season and Christmas season is just around the corner…but did you know that this is also baby copperhead season. The TVA announcing a warning this week that...

No New Trial For Former East TN Priest

A former East Tennessee priest convicted of aggravated rape will not get a new trial. Yesterday, a motion for a new trial for William Casey was denied. William Casey was sentenced by a Sullivan...

War On Drugs In September Numbers

The Cocke County Sheriff’s department has released the numbers of drugs and cash confiscated during the month of September by the narcotics division. Here’s the tally: 301 Grams of Meth 529 Grams of marijuana...

Tennessee September Revenue Numbers Released

Tennessee revenue numbers are out for last month and they exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of September, continuing a trend for this year. Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley reported Wednesday that September...

Busy Night For Newport City Council

The Newport City Council met last night and one of the issues they discussed was a small park on White Oak Avenue. The council on Tuesday night voted to negotiate with property owners that...